Glyptothorax steindachneri ( Pietschmann, 1913 )

Saad, Adib, Çiçek, Erdoğan, Esmaeili, Hamid Reza, Fricke, Ronald, Sungur, Sevil & Eagderi, Soheil, 2023, Freshwater fishes of Syria: a revised and updated annotated checklist- 2023, Zootaxa 5350 (1), pp. 1-62 : 34

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5350.1.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10563276
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treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Glyptothorax steindachneri ( Pietschmann, 1913 )
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Treatment

Glyptothorax steindachneri ( Pietschmann, 1913) View in CoL [N]—Steindachner’s cat; Balouj

Taxonomy. Original description: Glyptosternum steindachneri Pietschmann, 1913: 93 View in CoL [Tigris River, Mosul, Iraq; syntypes: (2, NMW?)].—Syrian synonyms: None.—Revisions: Freyhof et al. (2021: 479).—Illustration: Freyhof et al. (2021: figs. 28-30) .

Status in Syria. First record from Syria by Freyhof et al. (2021: 479).—Syrian material: BMNH, SMF.

Distribution and habitat. Distribution in Syria: Tigris and Euphrates River basins.—Distribution in River Basin: 1-Dajleh & Khabour, 2-Euphrates & Aleppo.—General distribution: Asia Minor and Middle East: Tigris and Euphrates River basins, Iraq, Syria and Turkey.—Distribution in Ecoregion: 441-Lower Tigris & Euphrates, 442-Upper Tigris & Euphrates.—Habitat: All species of this genus in the Middle East inhabit fast running sections of streams and rivers. Freshwater.

Economic importance. No commercial importance.

Conservation. Conservation status in Syria: Unknown.—IUCN: NE (2023).—Threats: Unknown.—Moderate sensitivity to human activities.—Keystone species.—Decline status: Unknown.—Moderate priority for conservation action.